Businesses that Sell to Consumers. 1  Product driven. 2  Maximize the value of the transaction. 3  Large target market. 4  Single step buying process, shorter sales cycle. 5  Brand identity created through repetition and imagery. 6  Merchandising and point of purchase activities. 7  Emotional buying decision based on status, desire, or price.
from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. An endospore is a dormant, tough, non-reproductive structure produced by a small number of bacteria from the Firmicute family. The primary function of most endospores is to ensure the survival of a bacterium through periods of environmental stress. They are therefore resistant to ultraviolet and gamma radiation, desiccation, lysozyme, temperature, starvation, and chemical disinfectants.
The endospore consists of the bacterium's DNA, ribosomes and large amounts of dipicolinic acid. Dipicolinic acid is a spore-specific chemical that appears to help in the ability for endospores to maintain dormancy. This chemical comprises up to 10% of the spore's dry weight.